Moon Chasers is a marimba solo written by UNT Percussion Coordinator Mark Ford. Premiered in Lima, Peru in 2014, the music is about two people in love who are separated over a long distance and connected only by the moon. This solo's soaring themes and introspective sensitivity create a wonderful recital work for advanced marimbists. The work, dedicated to Mark's wife Ewelina, will serve as the musical foundation for the first movement of an upcoming concerto.Number of Players: 1Difficulty: Grade 5Instrumentation: Marimba (5 octave)Mark Ford is the coordinator of percussion activities at The University of North Texas in Denton, Texas and Immediate Past-President of the Percussive Arts Society. He is a marimba specialist and the director of one of the largest percussion programs in the United States at UNT. Ford has premiered a variety of new works for solo marimba, and he is the author of Marimba:Technique Through Music, a marimba method book. Ford has been a featured performer/clinician throughout the states at universities and at music conferences including PASIC, MENC, TMEA, Mid-West and CBDNA. Mark has also performed at International Music Festivals in South America, Asia, Australia and Europe. With several marimba and percussion CDs to his credit, Mark's recordings have further established his dedication to excellence in music.
